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Whats up with this R7000 (odd light pattern)
I picked up a r7000 ( no clue if its stock fw or something else). When I plug it flashs some lights then cycles the following pattern. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (3 sec) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _...
Nisin wrote:
I picked up a r7000 ( no clue if its stock fw or something else).
You did do a factory reset as soon as you got it?
How do I perform a factory reset on my NETGEAR router? | Answer | NETGEAR Support
Nisin wrote:
Is this bricked?
What do the LEDs look like after it has been through its disco routine? The state of the power LED is the giveaway.
I tired to factory reset and it still does the same thing.
The disco routine never stops. It keeps repeating the same cycle over and over.I tried tftp following this guide
https://kb.netgear.com/000059633/How-to-upload-firmware-to-a-NETGEAR-router-using-TFTP-client
Thing is, it doesnt seem to connect.
I had the Network Connections window open in windows and noticed the connection would say
Enabled
Identifying
Netowrk cable unpluggedSeemed rather random and not corresponding with the the lights.
Sometimes it would do it twice in a row and other times nothing.> I tired to factory reset and it still does the same thing.
"tired" how, exactly? Did pressing the button have any effect on the
LEDs?> Netowrk cable unplugged
If the Windows system doesn't see it as a physically live Ethernet
connection, then there may be little hope.
> Would my next step be: [...]If you can't get a network connection to it, then the serial port may
be all that's left.> [...] Thing is, it doesnt seem to connect.
"seem"? Actual commands/actions? Actual error message?
> Sometimes it would do it twice in a row and other times nothing."it"?